weman

From Proto-West Germanic *wōhmijan, from Proto-Germanic *wōhmijaną (“to sound, make a noise”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, sound”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈweː.mɑn/

wēman

1. to sound, be heard; announce
2. to persuade, convince, lead astray
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     oþþe mec frēondlēasne · frēfran wolde,
     wēman mid wynnum. · Wāt sē þe cunnað,
     hū slīþen bið · sorg tō ġefēran,
     þām þe him lȳt hafað · lēofra ġeholena.

     or friendless me would soothe,
     allure with glees. Knows the one who undergoes,
     how tough is sorrow as a companion,
     to whom little has dear confidants for himself.

• wēmend
• wēmere

• wōm
• wōma